In order to have a more formalised approach to knowledge sharing, and to promote the creative and logistical contributions of the location department, a group of location managers have officially launched the Australian Location Managers Guild.
Our ‘Location, location, location’ series canvasses leading location managers from across the country to find out their favourite places to shoot. The Canberra-based Justene Taylor-Cannon recently worked on Singaporean drama series 'Shero', alongside the largest international crew to ever film in the capital.
Composer Rafael May will follow up score for 'The Twelve' with music for Helium's upcoming drama 'Paper Dolls'.
Melbourne's north-west has welcomed an extraterrestrial visitor, as filming begins on new children's sci-fi comedy 'F.A.N.G (From A Nearby Galaxy)'.
Seven has unveiled its first projects to feature TV vet Chris Brown, following the announcement earlier this year that he would join the broadcaster in July from Network 10.
RIISE, a global marketplace, editorial platform and TV studio, is gaining momentum with its projects in development, working with the likes of Peter Duncan, Adam Zwar, and Heydon Prowse.
With the overseas success of series such as 'Colin From Accounts', 'The Twelve' and 'Love Me', Foxtel chief commercial and content officer Amanda Laing - fresh from LA Screenings - reports that it is increasingly being looked at as an international co-production partner of choice.
Overall gains in employment, significant growth in the digital games industry, and rising production costs for television drama have headlined the eighth Australian Bureau of Statistics Film, Television and Digital Games survey - the first since 2015/16.